Climbs / Index

Boulder problems

Ordered by the number of ascents recorded.

All Boulder problems 3,307 Trad climbs 2,600 Sport routes 2,183 Deep water solos 104 Aid Climbs 61 Boulder problems (indoor) 29 Alpine 24 Traverses 19 High Mountain 18
Climb Name Type Grade # Ascents Recorded Notes Exclude Reason
Rock Atrocity Boulder problem 7C 9

The name comes from the infamous chipped pockets that make the problem possible.

Ropes of Maui Boulder problem 8A+ 9

Initially given 8B.

Sanction Boulder problem 8B 9
Slashface Boulder problem 8B 9
Sword in the Stone Boulder problem 8B+ 9
The Island Boulder problem 8B+ 9
The Screaming Dream Boulder problem 8A 9

Originally climbed as a trad route at ~E7.

First ascentionist Mark Leach stated there was a pebble that he didn't want to stand on in case it broke, so he used a really hard sequence. Then he stood on it and did the route first time. Ben Moon used the pebble too. It's not clear if the pebble still exists.

Although originally a trad route, it's a contender for the first 8A in the UK, climbed a few months before Careless Torque.

The Traphouse Boulder problem 8B+ 9

Start as for Gourmandise and finish as for Le Dernier Fléau.

Topaz Boulder problem 8C 9
Trance Boulder problem 8C 9
Verden på lørdag Boulder problem 8B 9
After Hours Boulder problem 8B 8
Alphane Boulder problem 9A 8

First discovered by Dave Graham it was a project for a long time before Shawn Raboutou made the first ascent.

A Man Escaped Boulder problem 8B+ 8
Ambrosia Boulder problem 8A 8

Before Kevin Jorgeson made the first ascent George Ulrich, starting off a ladder, climbed the highball section but was unable to do the hard start.

In the ancient Greek myths, ambrosia...is the food or drink of the Greek gods, and is often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it. [1]

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosia

Anaesthesia Boulder problem 8A+ 8
A Simple Knowing Boulder problem 8B 8
Atrésie Boulder problem 8A 8
Babel Boulder problem 8C 8
Belly of the Beast Boulder problem 8B 8

Originally climbed without knee bars and given 8C, now considered to be 8B.

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